Nobuo vs Noble

Side-by-side comparison of Nobuo and Noble — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nobuo

Boy name

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Name B

Noble

Boy name · Rank #1231

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Metric Nobuo Noble
Current Rank Unranked #1231
Total Births (all years) 242 9,627
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 23 196
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nobuo Noble
1880ss — 164
1890ss — 247
1900ss — 296
1910ss 67 1,193
1920ss 151 1,484
1930ss 24 891
1940ss — 743
1950ss — 542
1960ss — 369
1970ss — 287
1980ss — 237
1990ss — 393
2000ss — 678
2010ss — 1,350
2020ss — 753

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nobuo Noble
2014 — 132
2015 — 145
2016 — 143
2017 — 158
2018 — 165
2019 — 187
2020 — 148
2021 — 151
2022 — 139
2023 — 153
2024 — 162

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–1938.

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